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Meaning of níochán | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
nʲiːˈxɑːn̪ˠ

Definitions

  1. washing; wash, laundry
    masculine
  2. clothes washed or to be washed
    masculine
  3. verbal noun of nigh
    Cois-Fharraige, Ulster, form-of, masculine, noun-from-verb

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca paltar
Bosanski lava
Català rentada
Deutsch Wäsche waschen
English Laundry washing
Français lavage linge washing
Gaeilge
Galego lavado lavadura
Hrvatski lava
Հայերեն լվացք
Italiano bucato
日本語 洗濯 洗濯物
ქართული რეცხვა
Kurdî pêşû
Latina ablutio
Polski mycie pranie
Português lavação lavadura lavagem lavamento
Српски lava
Svenska tvätt
తెలుగు కడుగుట

Examples

“Chonnaic sé cailín ag nigheachán i sruthán le cois an bhealaigh mhóir ⁊ chuir sé an tiománach síos ag fiafraighe di a’ bpósfadh sí é.”

He saw a girl washing in a stream by the roadside, and he sent his driver down to ask her if she would marry him.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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